Time and time again, you overhear someone say this in Kundalini yoga classes. The connection between Kundalini Yoga and sexuality is one of the main points of interest for many beginners to the practice. Some talk about Kundalini rising as a kind of orgasm; others confuse “red” tantra (which is sexual practice) with the practice of White Tantric Yoga (which is not).

Sexual energy is the most powerful energy in the body; it creates life. While some other yogic traditions recommend renunciation of sexual energy, Kundalini Yoga embraces it. Techniques in Kundalini Yoga are designed to channel sexual energy up the spine, through pranayama, asana and meditation, to where it can be used for spiritual development.

Let’s cut to the chase about Kundalini Yoga and sex.Kundalini Yoga is good for improving your sex life, but there is a lot of misinformation out there.

The truth is this: Kundalini Yoga is good for moving all of the energies in your body, which naturally includes sexual energy. It’s worth saying that the point of Kundalini Yoga is not good sex, but good sex is a pleasant side effect of the practice. It is also worth saying that Yogi Bhajan was not an advocate of random or casual sexual encounters; he felt that sex was the holiest of holies and should be reserved for committed relationships (which meant marriage.)

Doing yoga together as a couple is one of the most profound ways to enhance your relationship.Venus kriyas are completed actions done by couples to unify the energy polarities between men and women. By using specific asana, mudra, pranayam and meditations to sync your energies with your partner, you create a powerful bond between the two of you that transcends your physical body. You prepare your souls to merge. When you do finally have sex, your physical bodies are prepared to truly make love.

*Venus Kriyas should be practiced for 3 minutes only. A good guideline is not to practice more than one Venus Kriya per hour.

*Before beginning a kriya, always “Tune In” by chanting Ong Namo, Guru Dev Namo three times while holding your hands in prayer pose at the chest.

*Venus Kriyas are best done after a regular Kundalini yoga practice.

*Keep your thoughts pure and elevated. Do not try to seduce another using a Venus Kriya or they lose effectiveness.

1) Sending Prana

Sending Prana

Sit in Rock Pose on the heels close enough so that you can touch palms with your partner while maintaining a straight arm. Touch both palms flat together. Look into each other’s eyes. Try not to blink. Send prana (life force) through your hands and eyes. Continue for 2 minutes. Then close your eyes and visualize your partner for 1 minute.

2) Shiva-Shakti Pose

Shiva Shakti Pose

Stand and face your partner. Clasp the left hands and raise the right hands. Both arms are parallel to the ground. Lift up the left leg and balance. Look into each other’s eyes. Become Shiva and Shakti (the God and the Goddess). Imagine yourself dancing together in the heavens.

3) Venus Back Rolls

Venus Back Rolls

Venus Back Rolls

Sit with your back to your partner. Inhale, exhale and bow down as your partner rolls and relaxes on your back. Inhale and as you exhale reverse positions, with the partner who had first rolled back now bowing down to the ground. This helps establish psychic connection at the same time as loosening up the back and hips.

4) Touching Fingertips

Touching Fingertips

Sit in Rock Pose on heels, knees touching. Raise arms up 60 degrees and touch fingertips. Stare into your partner’s eyes and project love. Hold for 3 minutes. Then inhale and hold the breath for 10 seconds and then exhale, holding the breath out for 10 seconds.

5) Venus Triangle (for ending arguments)

Venus Triangle

Get into triangle pose (downward facing dog) with the back of your heels touching the back of your partner’s. Keep your knees and elbows straight. Gaze through your legs and into your partner’s eyes. Hold the position.

One Caveat in the practice of Kundalini Yoga for Sacred Sex:

Do not be ruled by lust. If your energies are stuck in the second chakra, the pursuit of sex will rule your life, and the energy will be unable to move up the spine, allowing you to have truly expansive spiritual experiences. Consider using Sat Kriyaor Frog Pose to channel stagnant energy up and out of the second chakra, so that you can be in control of your sexual energies, rather than having them be in control of you.

She is the Director of Marketing for Spirit Voyage and writes extensively on yoga, spirituality and mantra. She hosts the show “Spirit Voyage Radio with Ramdesh” on Unity FM, one of the Top 100 Itunes Podcasts, and leads Spirit Voyage’s 40 Day Global Sadhanas, which bring together 20,000 meditators from 65 countries.

Before working with Spirit Voyage, she was the residential Kundalini yoga teacher at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh, India in the Himalyan foothills, and has a Master’s Degree from the Courtauld Institute in London.

She is the author of “Yoga and Mantras for a Whole Heart” with Karan Khalsa and has three best selling guided meditation CDs “Journey into Stillness”, “Relaxation Meditations”, and “Stress Relief Meditations” (with crystal singing bowl master Ashana) all available on Spirit Voyage, ITunes and Amazon.

She teaches at festivals internationally and leads powerful personal creativity retreats in Mexico with her partner Harnam Singh, an accomplished mantra musician.

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It is really nice to see that there is more to sex than just quickly getting it on. In my mind it really should be a spiritual experience that elevates consciousness and takes one closer to the divine.

Yoga means unity and sex should be unity not just on a physical level but also on a spiritual and mental level.